Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the Gunners have a chance of making the top four at the end of the season. The Gunners have languished outside of the top six for most of the current campaign due to their inability to win games regularly but they have recently found form with back-to-back victories in the top-flight.
The Capital outfit have managed just eight victories over the course of the campaign and that is only one more than Aston Villa, who are languishing in the 17th spot. Still, they are only four points off the fifth position, considering they have drawn nearly half of their games this season. The Gunners have recently received a boost in their Champions League pursuit with the European competition ban for Manchester City and that would mean that the fifth position would be sufficient to qualify for the group stage of the competition next term.
The Citizens, however, areexpected to appeal their two-year ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport anda successful verdict could see them reinstated in the Champions League next term. As such, the Gunners can’t afford to gamble on the fifth position and it remains to be seen whether they can go on an extended winning run to propel themselves into the fourth spot.